Aspects of sperm metabolism in the spermatheca of the brachyuran crab Metopograpsus messor (Forskål)

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 310-314

  Anilkumar, G ^a   Sudha, K ^a   Anitha, E ^b   Subramoniam, T ^b  

^a Sree Narayana College   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

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EID: 3042968606     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1548888     Document Type: Article

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